A Houston woman swam through 10-foot deep floodwaters to check on her 89-year-old neighbor. Michele Poche told KTRK that she called Agnes Stanley's son and got permission to break a window to try and rescue her. Sadly, she was too late. "We saw that she was under the water, and we backed out and called 911," Poche said. "We think that the water got too high and she may have drowned."The Harris County Medical Examiner's Office confirmed Stanley downed and her body was recovered two days later. Eventually, a dark truth came to light: thieves had ransacked the woman's home while her body was still inside. Stanley's one-story brick home, along with three others on the same street, had been burglarized, according to police. "She was still in there," Poche said. "The coroner was not able to get in until Thursday to pick her body up. Yeah, they broke into her house and stole stuff, too."According to the Houston Chronicle, Stanley spent decades of her senior years teaching Houston's smallest adventurers about nature.She was a longtime volunteer with Houston Audubon's Docent Guild, which develops educational programs at the Edith Moore sanctuary in west Houston.Stanley worked specifically with the Titmouse Club, a program that introduces preschool children to birds and botany to develop their interest in the environment."She was devoted and she loved that kids' program," said Helen Drummond, executive director of Houston Audobon.The retired nurse also volunteered at a local Ronald McDonald House, Drummond said.

Houston, Texas —

A Houston woman swam through 10-foot deep floodwaters to check on her 89-year-old neighbor.

Michele Poche told KTRK that she called Agnes Stanley's son and got permission to break a window to try and rescue her.